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くぃー【声】 : kwii | define meaning

kwii

Pronunciation: [kʷiː]

Definition

Noun

Voice
1. あんしちゅらくぃーやるやー【あんし美ら声やるやー】
  anshi chura kwii yaru yaa
  "What a beautiful voice!"
News (of someone); word (of someone); something said (of someone)
1. くぃーちちゅん【声聞ちゅん】
  kwii chichun
  "To hear (about somebody)", "To hear word (of someone)", "To catch wind (of someone)"

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese こえ【声・聲】 koe "voice".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「くゐー」聲（コエ）".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	声
Kana	くぃー
New Okinawa Moji	惘ー
Romanization	kwii
Pronunciation (IPA)	[kʷiː]

意味：こえ【声・聲】、しょうそく・しょうそこ【消息】

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Categories:

Sounds
Music

声

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, May 14). くぃー【声】 : kwii | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, May 21, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/913/kwii/.